Teens playing in Hudson woods find autistic child

HUDSON – Police are thanking a group of teens who found an autistic 5-year-old boy wandering alone in the woods near the Danforth Lot on Wednesday.

“The group was out playing in the woods when they came across the child, knowing a child this young shouldn’t be in the woods alone, they ask if he was lost or needed help,” police wrote on their Facebook page. “When the child confirmed he was indeed lost the group took it upon themselves to stop enjoying their day and assist the lost child.”

The Hudson Police had just received a call about the missing child and had arrived at the woods to begin the search for the missing child. As they pulled up, the boys came out of the wood with the missing child.

“Thanks to these fine young men for noticing something wasn’t right and then stepping up to help,” police wrote on Facebook. “GREAT JOB!"

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